Author: ruthratny

Events uptempo during the second half of April (accelerated no doubt by Mars and Mercury, planets of creativity and communications going direct) also gives us a choice of m...

Wisconsin’s biggest talent agency, Lori Lins Ltd., has opened a Chicago office in the person of founder Lins’ son, Trent Raffaelli, in the West Loop.  The office will s...

There’s going to be a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on when movies about punk rockers like The Mekons, Detroit’s MC5 and The Stooges and special appearances by musicians, fi...

With the hiring of six former key Roscor System Integration  experts, Diversified Systems of New Jersey, with branches throughout the country, has made its first foray into...

Optimus has made two important personnel changes, naming of 13-year post house veteran Mike (Chick) Ciacciarelli to the newly created position of Optimus executive creative dire...

In her decade as executive director of the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, and years more performing with and managing the Cupid Players, Jill Valentine has seen a steady rise i...

For the second time within the span of a week, a privately-held local visual media has been acquired by a larger entity.  Trio Video’s purchase by Pittsburgh-based NEP wa...

After 29 years as a privately-held provider of mobile HD production facilities, Trio Video has been acquired by Pittsburg-based NEP, the world’s largest truck vendor operating...

With the official announcement that production executive John Noble will head design/live action company Eyeball here, the company has the distinction of being the only New York...

For the first time in its 48 year history, the Hugo Awards has turned its Klieg lights on its own backyard to honor a Chicago production company with the prestigious Hugo Excell...